Mozambique

Maputo, 29 July 2008 - The UNDP Representative and UN Resident Coordinator in Mozambique, Mr. Ndolamb Ngokwey, made a project monitoring visit in Cabo Delgado and Nampula Provinces from 20 – 25 July 2008. The visit aimed at reviewing the progress of implementation of interventions supported by UNDP in the two provinces.

Maputo, 15 July 2008 - A total of eighteen vehicles, fifty communication rádios, twenty three computers, 19 monitors and four printers were handed over to the Ministry of Interior (MINT) yesterday, to be used in operative activities by the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), who over the past few months have been confronted with new ways of criminal action. The delivery of the equipment is within the framework of projects of “Support to the PRM – Phase III” and “Capacity Building for Control of Illicit Traffic of Small Arms in Mozambique”, which have been provided by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in partnership with the Netherlands and by the UNDP and BCPR (United Nations Office for Crisis Prevention and Recovery) respectively.

Maputo, 9 July 2008 - The Government of Mozambique is committed to and started the process to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets through its poverty reduction strategies and programmes. On the challenge of HIV&AIDS (MDG6) it is signatory to the UNGASS and has committed itself to the goals of universal access to prevention, treatment and impact mitigation. In this regard with UN support a lot has been done to mainstream HIV&AIDS in national and sector development frameworks.